Job Details
Area of Expertise: Purchasing
Work Level: Analyst
Location: Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Contract Type: Full-time, CLT
Working Hours: Full-time
Requirements
* University degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience;
* Fluent in English, both written and spoken;
* Experience in purchasing and negotiation within supplier relationships;
* Experience within the manufacturing industry;
* Multicultural experience;
* Willingness to travel occasionally;
* Proven negotiation and communication skills;
* Strong business acumen, agile in way of working;
* Positive attitude, service-minded and target-oriented approach;
* Desire to work in a collaborative team towards a common purpose;
* Strong team player with the ability to lead;
* Ability to be open-minded, to encourage collaboration and to add value with a continuous improvement mindset;
* Motivated by change management and ability to drive change.
Responsibilities
* Report to the Head of North America/South America Collaboration Purchasing, based in Curitiba, Brazil;
* Lead the purchasing activities on assigned scope with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction;
* Negotiate QDCFTSR of the supplier base under assigned segments;
* Perform purchasing activities related to ordering, logistics, and financial flows to suppliers;
* Ensure segment strategy is updated and implemented through selection of right suppliers;
* Continuously challenge supplier QDCFTSR performance using tools and purchasing/cross-functional network during production and after production for Revenue segments.